Fairy Tale

The village people gathered at the edge of the trailpatiently awaiting the arrival of the Gypsy lady;her wagon slowly approaching across the dalelistening closely for her horse’s whinny.

Through the wisp of the morning fog as it dissipatedcame through her wagon with a smell of herb and spicedeeply seeded within a woodland tale awaitedby all that rushed out and welcomed her loudly thrice:

Oh welcome, Oh welcome, Oh welcome“Mother Gypsy” our Lady is welcome.

With a sly little smile and a nod in their directionshe stopped her wagon and prepared her campwith pot and fire her motions suggested a potionas she motioned for all to come out of the meadows damp.

She spoke softly and asked them all to clear a pathfrom the fire back toward the mountains beyond the meadowand beckoned the weak and sick to the front of the footpathso she could gauge the depth of their sorrow.

As if by magic when they approached; a distant thundercame from the mountains and grew louder,rumbling closer the ground trembled asunderbut she smiled and put her finger out as if to scolder.

The folk grew quiet and huddled closer to each otherand turned to look at what appeared in the skylarger and larger it grew as if to smotherall that lay in its path came the dragons eye.

A wing span a hundred feet wide with blue and tipped in redwith a blinding pure white body and head of blacktwenty feet high and talons: one closed and one opened as if to shredthe dragons wings clouded all in dust as the folk drew back.

The Dragon landed on one talon staring with blood red eyesand nodded to the Gypsy Lady as steam flowed outof nostrils that warmed the air and given riseto the possible doom the towns folk had no doubt.

The Gypsy Lady turned to the crowd and spoke,“As I promised that last I was hereI would bring you two guests, my kind folk:one to ease your sorrow, one to ease your fears."

And with that she turned back to the Dragon and whispered,“Come forth oh little one and share your life forcewith the sick, sorrowed, and despairedas your promise as payment from its source.

With that spoken the Dragon steam ceasedas it lowered its clenched talon toward the campand bowed on its other knee totally appeased;the talon opened slowly to a soft glowing lamp.

A soft “oohhh” came from the crowdas the lamp changed to a wonder seen rarely;A small lady with wings aboundin a glow as she stepped out from the talon dearly.

She turned to the Dragon as it bowed its headand gave it a soft kiss and a pat;trembles shook throughout its headas it held its breath at that

The little lady fluttered towards the sickand lightly kissed each onecausing them to be healed as pickeddor examples of the power done.

And with that she flew to the Gypsy Ladyand whispered something in her earwhich caused a smile from the old Ladythat tossed away all their fears.

At that she flew back to the Dragons talonand with a clench it was gone in a clapof thunder and wind loudly summonedas if lighting came with a sharp slap.

The town folk all spoke at once,“What was that, what just happened?how did you……

Shhh, spoke the Gypsy Lady to all,“That my friend was a Fairy from a golden balland how or why she arrived in a Dragons fallis two more stories I will tell next I call.

And with that the Gyspy Lady packed her wagonturned and went back down the trail,leaving all to tell of a Dragonand a Fairy that cured all that ailed.